• New Air Force recruiting station opens in Anchorage

    A new Air Force recruiting station opened for business at Glenn Square Mall in Anchorage, Alaska, May 10, 2016. As part of the grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony, Army Lt. Col. John Gaivin, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion commander, swore 27 recruits into the Delayed Entry Program.

  • New Air Force recruiting station opens in Anchorage

    A new Air Force recruiting station opened for business at Glenn Square Mall in Anchorage, Alaska, May 10, 2016.As part of the grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony, Army Lt. Col. John Gaivin, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion commander, swore 27 recruits into the Delayed Entry Program.

  • JBER hosts Holocaust Remembrance Day observance

    According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Holocaust Remembrance Day was established in 1951 by the Israeli parliament. The day of remembrance refers to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar, and marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the liberation of the

  • POD provides convenience

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is recognized as a strategic air base, able to reach any location over the Pacific Ocean at a moment's notice when mission dictates. This is achieved through the hard work of everyone on the ground as well as the sky, but who works well on an empty stomach?Joint Base

  • Fighting for family and a future, SFC pays it forward

    Sheila didn't look like the other elementary school kids. She didn't speak the same language as her American classmates, having been raised in the Philippines. Her shoes were dirty and her clothes secondhand. The other kids jeered and called her "trash digger" as she worked her way from one trash

  • RED FLAG - Alaska 16-1 has arrived

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base kicked off RED FLAG - Alaska 16-1 April 29th.RF-Alaska 16-1 is an international aerial combat training exercise with participants from all over the world and throughout the Department of Defense."Each participating unit will get the chance

  • Fall Protection Awareness Week(s) starts at JBER

    The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Safety Office hosted fall-protection events on JBER as part of Fall Protection Awareness Week(s), May 2 to 13.The purpose of the weeks-long campaign is to educate and raise awareness of fall hazards and prevent possible mishaps, said Staff Sgt. Johnathan Murphy,